Progress and inequities in maternal mortality in Afghanistan (RAMOS-II): a retrospective observational study  Dr Linda Bartlett, MD, Amnesty LeFevre, PhD, Linnea Zimmerman, PhD, Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai, MD, Sabera Turkmani, MPH, Weeda Zabih, MPH, Hannah Tappis, DrPH, Prof Stan Becker, PhD, Prof Peter Winch, PhD, Marge Koblinsky, PhD, Ahmed Javed Rahmanzai, MD  The Lancet Global Health  Volume 5, Issue 5, Pages e545-e555 (May 2017) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30139-0 Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Causes of death in women of reproductive age in Kabul city, Kabul and Ragh, Badakshan, 2008–11 *Verbal autopsy was either done and the cause of death was found to be unclear but related to pregnancy, childbirth, or the post-partum period, or includes cases for which we could not investigate with verbal autopsy to confirm cause of death, but the family indicated that the cause of death was maternal during the death-identification survey. †Including pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and includes cases for which we could not investigate with verbal autopsy to confirm cause of death, but the family indicated that the cause of death was maternal during the death-identification survey. ‡Includes those related to placental abruption and placenta previa. The Lancet Global Health 2017 5, e545-e555DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30139-0) Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Care-seeking for antenatal care and delivery assistance for most recent pregnancy in deceased and surviving women in Kabul city, Kabul and Ragh, Badakshan, 2008–11 The Lancet Global Health 2017 5, e545-e555DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30139-0) Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license Terms and Conditions